Motorcycle designers of the early ’80s probably ponder how we got here, a time when street bikes with exposed frames, unshrouded headlight assemblies and flat handlebars have become commonplace. The phenomenon started at least 30 years ago, and one possible explanation cites the re-styling of wrecked sports bikes in Europe as the cause. Some call…
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Well, that certainly didn’t take long. The ink has hardly dried on the press release for Ducati’s new Superquadro Mono engine, and the Italian marque has already unveiled the first bike that it’ll be powering. The new Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono supermoto is here, and it’s wild (performance-wise, at least). If you missed the news,…
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There’s an unspoken truth about building custom motorcycles: you don’t have to change everything. Sometimes it’s enough to just switch up a few parts, and leave others alone. But Tony Prust feels differently—he’s an extra mile kind of guy, who works with a sharp eye and meticulous hands. It’s an especially good approach when you’re…
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There are motorcycles that are considered so sacred, you wouldn’t dare customize them. And there are motorcycles that work so well out the box, you probably wouldn’t want to customize them, even if the opportunity presented itself. We’d file the Ducati Hypermotard 939 in that last category. Its torquey Testastretta L-twin motor makes ample power…
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There’s a definite trend towards the sleek and contemporary in the custom scene right now. We see it in the smooth metallurgy…
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It’s Dakar time right now, with over 160 motorcycles racing through Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina. The rally raid bikes have always looked…
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Of all the bikes we’ve featured over the past couple of years, I reckon this would be one of the best for…
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EXCLUSIVE—If you live in L.A., you’ll probably remember Steve Jones from his Indie 103.1 radio show, Jonesy’s Jukebox. If you live elsewhere,…
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